Canadian Radio Astronomy: Surveying the Present and Shaping the Future

CANADIAN RADIO ASTRONOMY:
SURVEYING THE PRESENT AND SHAPING THE FUTURE
September 13-14, 2017, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

In September 2017, more than 60 scientists and students from across Canada came together in Montreal to discuss frontline research with current radio telescopes, the status of upcoming and planned facilities, and the community’s scientific priorities for the next generation of observatories such as the SKA and ngVLA.

• FINAL PROGRAM
• LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
• LINKS TO PRESENTATIONS – see below

Wednesday, 13th September 2017

• Overview
  • Introduction – Bryan Gaensler
  • History and Highlights of Canadian Radio Astronomy – Tim Robishaw
  • The Status of Radio Astronomy in the 2010 Long Range Plan and 2015 Mid Term Review – Vicky Kaspi

• DISCUSSION: The 2010 Long Range Plan in Today’s Context – Greg Fahlman, John Hutchings

• Frontier Science with Current and Future Facilities I
  • Pulsars with CHIME – Cherry Ng
  • MWA and ASKAP – Bryan Gaensler
  • ALMA and ALMA upgrades – Helen Kirk
  • CCAT-p and CCAT – Michel Fich

• DISCUSSION: The Role of Partnerships in Radio Astronomy – Doug Johnstone, Sean Dougherty

• Reionisation, Cosmology and the High-Redshift Universe
  • Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionization Mapping: Current Status and Future Opportunities – Adrian Liu
  • CHIME Cosmology – Seth Siegel
  • Status and Future of CMB Observations in Canada – Dick Bond
  • Radio and Millimetre Studies of High-Redshift Galaxies – Scott Chapman
  • Prospects for Next Generation Continuum Surveys – Tessa Vernstrom

• DISCUSSION: Future needs for Reionisation, Cosmology and the High-Redshift Universe – Renée Hložek, Matt Dobbs

• Frontier Science with Current and Future Facilities II
  • JVLA and VLASS – Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
  • The Next Generation Very Large Array – James Di Francesco
  • Next-generation VLBI – Michael Bietenholz
  • The SKA Observatory – Robert Braun
  • SKA Regional Centres – Séverin Gaudet

• DISCUSSION: New Horizons for Radio Astronomy – James Di Francesco, Douglas Scott

Thursday, 14th September 2017

• Time Domain Science
  • Future Canadian prospects on pulsars – Vicky Kaspi
  • Future Canadian prospects on transients and variables – Michael Rupen
  • Fast radio bursts with CHIME and beyond – Shriharsh Tendulkar
  • Dicke’s Superradiance in Astrophysics: Maser Flares and FRBs – Fereshteh Rajabi

• DISCUSSION: Future needs for Time Domain Science – Liam Connor, Paul Scholz

• Multi-wavelength synergies
  • Optical and IR (ground-based) – Alan McConnachie
  • Optical and IR (space-based) – Sarah Gallagher
  • High-energy – Samar Safi-Harb
  • Multi-messenger – Greg Sivakoff
• DISCUSSION: Complementing radio astronomy at other wavelengths – Shriharsh Tendulkar, Chris O’Dea

• Gas, Galaxies and Magnetism
  • Future Canadian prospects in HI: Galactic – Jeroen Stil
  • Future Canadian prospects in HI: Extragalactic – Kristine Spekkens
  • Future Canadian prospects in Magnetism – Jo-Anne Brown
  • The low radio frequency view of the Perseus cluster – Marie-Lou Gendron-Marsolais

• DISCUSSION: Future needs for gas, galaxies and magnetism – Martin Houde, Roland Kothes

• Future Prospects for Science and Technology
  • Designing the Future Data Management Environment for Radio Astronomy – JJ Kavelaars
  • Current and Future Technology Initiatives – Luc Simard
  • Strengths and Capabilities of Canadian Radio Astronomy – Keith Vanderlinde
  • Outlook and Opportunities for Canadian Radio Astronomy – Gary Hinshaw
• DISCUSSION: The Way Forward – Scott Chapman, Norbert Bartel

• Synthesis and Next Steps – Bryan Gaensler

We acknowledge generous support and sponsorship from :

• Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy
• McGill University